Vaccine distribution and economic recovery projections favour Liberals in August-October election window, say lobbyists

A federal election by fall could favour the Liberals, while the Conservatives would benefit from a later election date, according to some lobbyists.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party leader Annamie Paul will be running in a pandemic election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY Jesse Cnockaert

August 2, 2021

The iron is hot for the Liberals to try to secure a majority government by calling for an election this fall, while the Conservatives would benefit more if Canadians don’t go to the polls until 2023, according to some federal lobbyists. “I think it would be political malpractice if [the Liberal...

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